Influence of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Skin Sympathetic Activity and Heart Rate Variability

University Hospital Muenster40 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of epidural anesthesia on sympathetic activity in surgical patients. The study investigates whether a segmental sympathetic block can be determined and can be correlated to level of the sensoric blockade.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Abdominal Surgery Abdominothoracic Surgery

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * elective surgery * combined anesthesia with thoracic epidural anesthesia 8 (Th6-9 * Body-mass-index \< 30 Exclusion Criteria: * Fever, Hypothermia, SIRS * Microangiopathy * Neuropathy * Sensomotoric deficits

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Muenster

Münster, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hemodynamic parameters

Secondary Outcomes

Level of sensoric block

skin temperature

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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